Letter #1 (March 2026 - English edition)

In case you missed it, you can buy Letter #1 (March 2026) here, in its English version. Available while stock lasts. Shipping is included. [Si querés la versión en español, hacé click acá]

I will ship it by regular mail in 5-7 business days (you'll get a notification by email once it's on the way and, from that date, it can take 1 to 8 weeks to arrive at your mailbox, depending on the destination).

If you want to subscribe monthly to Umi mail club, you can do so here.

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March's Letter includes:

• A small —originally handwritten— letter on illustrated paper
• A story written by me, titled "Umi", inspired by the theme of the year*
• Two creative prompts to inspire you to write and to notice what surrounds you
• An extra goodie (sticker sheet)
• Everything is carefully hand-wrapped in blue tissue paper, and decorated with stickers and stamps from my personal collection

Every element that comes in the envelope is meant to be reused, so feel free to cut, paste, and decorate your notebooks, because these letters are made for journaling.

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Umi Mail Club is a slow, analog experience that arrives in your physical mailbox each month. It’s a screen-free ritual of reading, writing, and creativity — an invitation to slow down, step away from the noise, and reconnect with stories, papers, textures, your inner world, and the world around you.

Each letter is written, curated, printed, and carefully packed by me, Aniko, from my studio in Amsterdam. After 20 years of writing and creating content for the internet, I decided to go back offline with this mail club: real letters you can hold in your hands, open slowly and enjoy at your own pace, with all your senses — free from algorithms, distractions, or advertising. I created this mail club originally in Spanish (my native language), but have decided to translate it to English as well (I'm bilingual).

Each year I explore a theme slowly and thoughtfully through stories and prompts. In 2026, the theme is the sea — as a place, a metaphor, an emotion, a memory, a creative territory. In a literal or fictional way, with a serious or playful tone.

“Umi” means “sea” in Japanese, and each envelope of this mail club is just that: a deep ocean of stories, images, and possibilities to dive in when you need a moment of pause and quiet and long for some analog time.